Doffing machine



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1. A DOFFING MACHINE FOR OPERATING SEQUENTIALLY AT SUCCESSIVE WINDING STATIONS OF A MULTISTATION WINDING MACHINE AT EACH STATION OF WHICH A STRAND IS WOUND ONTO A PACKAGE WHILE BEING TRAVERSING ALONG THE LENGTH OF SAID PACKAGE BY TRAVERSING MEANS MOVING BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE PACKAGE, SAID DOFFING MACHINE BEING MOVABLE FROM WINDING STATION TO WINDING STATION DURING ITS SEQUENTIAL OPERATION, MEANS, CARRIED BY SAID DOFFING MACHINE, FOR PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF A PACKAGE DOFFING CYCLE WHILE SAID TRAVERSING MEANS CONTINUES ITS BACK-AND-FORTH MOVEMENT, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE POSITON OF THE TRAVERSING MEANS AT A WINDING STATION FOR INITIATING OPERATION AT SAID STATION OF SAID DOFF-PERFORMING MEANS. 